Wu Zhangkong

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Wu Zhangkong (舞长空)
Alias(es)	“Ice and Snow Cold”
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Eastsea Academy; Tang Sect 39 45
Occupation/Role	Head teacher of Eastsea Academy’s Freshman Class Five 39
Status	Active
Martial Soul	Heavenly Frost Sword
Cultivation	Peak Soul Emperor/Soul Di; near a Soul Saint breakthrough after his duel with Tang Li 39 44
First Appearance	Chapter 38

Background

Wu Zhangkong is a disciple of Shrek Academy’s Sea God Pavilion Elder Zhu Shi and a Tang Sect member. Before taking charge of Class Five, he reportedly taught in Eastsea Academy’s Advanced Division, but was transferred to the Intermediate Division after beating the Advanced Division’s grade director. 38 42

He was assigned to the academy’s weakest freshman class despite his formidable reputation. Rather than accept Class Five’s low ranking, he promised to make its students among the best of their generation if they could endure six years of training. 39 40

Before officially becoming Class Five’s head teacher, Wu noticed Tang Li cultivating beneath a tree. Tang Li’s calm, unusually profound soul power resembled the Tang Sect’s Mysterious Heaven Skill, prompting Wu to investigate his background. 38

Appearance

Wu Zhangkong is a tall, cold-looking man whose appearance and bearing make an immediate impression on students.

• Over 1.9 meters tall, with a lean, proportioned build. 39
• Long ice-blue hair and sharp dark-green eyes. 39
• Usually dressed in white, reinforcing his frosty, aloof presence. 38 39
• His pure ice-attribute cultivation gives off an exceptionally cold and imposing aura. 38

Personality

Wu Zhangkong is terse, disciplined, and intimidating. He speaks in short commands and uses carefully controlled spiritual pressure to compel attention without harming his students’ Spirit Seas. 39

As a teacher, he is demanding but attentive to individual strengths and weaknesses. He harshly increases Xie Xie’s physical-training burden, praises Tang Wulin’s Martial Soul control, and gives Tang Li a separate program built around upper-grade combat experience. 45

Beneath his detached exterior, Wu carries unresolved grief for his deceased lover. Reuniting with his true Heavenly Frost Sword during his battle with Tang Li loosens the emotional barrier that had restricted his cultivation. 43 44

Abilities & Skills

Heavenly Frost Sword

Wu Zhangkong wields the Heavenly Frost Sword, a top-tier pure ice-attribute Martial Soul. Its freezing sword qi, battlefield control, and lethal precision establish him as Eastsea Academy’s strongest known instructor. 38 39

• Frost Mark — Fires ice-infused sword marks that can be layered into continuous attacks. 42 43
• Frost Mist — Creates an icy fog that obscures vision and supports unpredictable attacks. 43
• Heavenly Frost Slash — A powerful sword-strike technique used alongside Frost Mark and Frost Mist. 43
• Frost Whisper Ice Wheel — Fifth Soul Skill, activated against Tang Li’s final Clear Sky Hammer attack. 43
• Frost Condensation — Sixth Soul Skill, used with Frost Whisper Ice Wheel to freeze and neutralize Tang Li’s overloaded hammer. 43

Sword Intent and Combat Mastery

Wu possesses refined sword intent and extensive combat experience. Even while restricted by Tang Li’s Soul-Refining Bind, he tracked Tang Li through Frost Mist, countered his copied techniques, and avoided repeated explosive sword replicas. 42 43

• Broke Tang Li’s seal through a burst of icy sword qi. 42 43
• Used his full Martial Soul and high-level Soul Skills to prevent Tang Li’s final attack from devastating the training field. 43
• Maintained enough restraint during the duel to avoid seriously injuring Tang Li. 44
• His sword intent was precise enough for Tang Li to imitate during later combat. 50

Spiritual Power Control

Wu can project spiritual pressure with exceptional precision.

• His brief commands carry enough force to make students obey instinctively. 39
• He keeps this pressure at a deterrent level, avoiding damage to the students’ Spirit Seas. 39

Story Role

Class Five’s Head Teacher

Wu becomes the head teacher of Freshman Class Five and immediately rejects the academy’s assessment that they are its worst students. He establishes a strict culture of combat readiness, physical conditioning, theory, and meditation. 39 40 44

Testing Tang Li

Wu personally selects Tang Li as the first combat example in Class Five’s practical assessment. Tang Li seals part of Wu’s Martial Soul, copies the Heavenly Frost Sword, and forces Wu to use his fifth and sixth Soul Skills before conceding defeat from spiritual exhaustion. 42 43 44

The match earns Tang Li academy-wide recognition while helping Wu resolve part of his own emotional stagnation and approach a Soul Saint breakthrough. 44

Promotion Class Tournament Training

Wu assigns Tang Wulin and Xie Xie to lead Class Five’s challenge through the first-grade rankings, while reserving Tang Li for battles against upper-grade students. He personally organizes a month of special evening training for them. 45

He also exempts Tang Li from daytime physical training, directing him instead to the Soul Fighting Arena to gain experience against stronger students. 45

Protecting Students During the Mu Xi Incident

When Mu Xi and other upperclassmen surround Tang Wulin, Wu intervenes to stop Tang Li from maiming or killing them. He later urges Tang Li to pursue controlled justice rather than let anger dictate his actions, recognizing the helplessness behind Tang Li’s rage. 48

Gu Yue’s Entrance Test

Wu allows Gu Yue to test for enrollment through a one-on-one spar with Tang Li. During the fight, he observes Tang Li reproduce his sword intent and recognizes Gu Yue’s exceptional elemental aptitude. 49 50

Relationships

• Tang Li — Student whose unusual Mysterious Heaven Skill, extreme cultivation, and versatile Demon-Sealing Pot abilities initially draw Wu’s suspicion and curiosity. Wu later gives him individualized combat training and intervenes when his protectiveness turns violent. 38 42 45 48
• Tang Wulin — Student praised for her rare Martial Soul control and Level-3 blacksmithing ability. Wu advises her to focus more heavily on Soul Power cultivation. 44 45
• Xie Xie — Student repeatedly criticized for wasting his Twin Martial Soul talent and neglecting physical training; Wu increases his workload by thirty percent. 45
• Long Hengxu — Eastsea Academy’s grade director. Long seeks to place Tang Li under Wu’s instruction, believing only a genius teacher can properly cultivate him. 34
• Gu Yue — Prospective student whose entrance examination Wu arranges against Tang Li after noticing her unusual aura and specific interest in him. 49 50
• Zhu Shi — Wu Zhangkong’s mentor and a Sea God Pavilion Elder. 38
• Unnamed deceased lover — Her death remains the source of Wu’s emotional knot; his Heavenly Frost Sword evokes tender memories of her. 43 44

Notable Quotes

“Even if you truly are the worst students in this school, I will make you stand among the best of your peers—unless you drop out.” 40

“Rotten wood cannot be carved!” 44